Speaking of Kids is a podcast series from First Focus on Children that uncovers why children are an afterthought in politics. In this episode, Miriam Calderón of Zero to Three discusses the critical first 1000 days of a child's life and the need for holistic early childhood policies covering child care, nutrition, maternal health, mental health, and more.
Our policy team analyzes the granular policy agenda intended to serve as the “playbook” for a Republican presidential administration. This extremist agenda proposes measures that would leave America’s children poorer, sicker, and less likely to become productive citizens. Our series explores some of the most harmful proposals.
For more than 15 years, First Focus on Children has produced our annual Children’s Budget, an analysis of the funding — and therefore the value — that we as a nation place on our children. On Thursday, September 19th, we hosted our annual Budget Summit in the Senate Budget Committee Hearing Room where analyzed the report’s findings and its implications for future policy.
The 2024 Babies in the Budget book analyzes the share of federal spending allocated to our nation’s youngest. Overall, our analysis finds that for the third straight year, the share of federal spending on children ages 0-3 declined, from just 1.98% in FY 2021 to a mere 1.52% in FY 2024.
Children’s Budget 2023 provides a comprehensive analysis of the share of spending allocated to kids across more than 250 government programs in the federal budget. Our analysis finds that U.S. spending on children — both here and abroad — accounts for less than 10% of the federal budget and has decreased nearly 16% in just one year.
Explore the impact of increasing book bans and censorship on students, and why inclusive education that celebrates all identities…
First Focus Campaign for Children President Bruce Lesley was also pleased to see child care and the child tax…
Lily Klam at First Focus on Children, writes: “If Project 2025 is enacted, taxpayer dollars will be used to…
In this episode, hosts Bruce Lesley and Messellech Looby chat with Miriam Calderón, Chief Policy Officer of Zero to…
Analysis of Trump-Vance and Harris-Walz policy positions on key children’s issues including federal budget, Child Tax Credit, child health,…
The researchers, brought together to discuss their expertise by the bipartisan group First Focus on Children, recommend that schools…
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For more than 15 years, First Focus on Children has produced our annual Children’s Budget, an analysis of the funding — and therefore the value — that we as a nation place on our children. The Children’s Budget offers U.S. leaders and lawmakers a comprehensive picture of where and how we spend our money on children, and what changes we must make to better prioritize them in federal budget and policy decisions.
